British
codebreakers intercept Dec 1, 1941 code messages from
Himmler and his adjutant ordering the SS murderer Jeckeln to
report to Headquarters, to be reprimanded for exceeding
instructions in liquidating thousands of German Jews in Riga
on Nov 30, 1941
(see items at bottom of this page)

Translations of SS and
Gestapo messages of November 17 - December 1, 1941, decoded
a few days later each time by the British
codebreakers

Concerning evacuation of Jews. Transport train DO 56 has
left BREMEN destination MINSK with 971 Jews on 18.11.41.
Escort command regular police BREMEN. Transport commander
Police Meister BOCHKORN is in possession of two lists of
names and 48,700 Reichsmarks in cashiers' credits. Jews are
well provisioned with food and appliances. State Police,
BREMEN.

[...]

No. 15: DQH from SPK SPK1 No 7 1130 3 parts 175 149 45
DQH 152

Command Office of Waffen SS, Dept. V, SS mot.,
BERLIN.

SS Obergruppenführer JECKELN transferred from KIEV
to RIGA. [Vehicle No.] SS 200116 not taken over here
but probably in KIEV. If car remains with Senior SS and
Police Commander South, request urgent allocation of a Type
61 motor vehicle to Baltic Provinces, as nothing taken over
here. Request listing of all materials delivered for
Prützmann's command-staff and sending of all motor
vehicle papers. Senior SS and Police Commander, Baltic
Provinces, AUER, [Motor] Inspector N.

ZIP/GPD
511/24.12.41: German Police Decodes, No. 1, Traffic
1.12.41

[...]

No. 2: DQH from SPK SSD SPL1 No 1 0915 2 parts 107 83
DQH 152

SS Main Leadership office, BERLIN.

I need by next available air courier ten Finnish military
pistols with two drum magazines each. Execution of
Sonderaktionen. Request radio-telegram reply.

Senior SS and Police Commander North Russia

[For our translation of
these two December 1, 1941 signals, see below:]

ZIP/GPD
471/4.12.41: German Police Decodes, No. 2, Traffic
1.12.41

[...]

No. 24: OEJ from DSQ SSD DSQ No 3 1930 2 parts 175 71
SPK1 3742

SS Obergruppenführer JECKELN, Senior SS and Police
Commander, Ostland [Baltic Provinces], RIGA. The
Reichsführer SS [HIMMLER] summons you to him
for a conference on 4.12.41. Please state when you will
arrive here and by what means you will be travelling (on
account of being fetched). (Sgd.) [Werner]
GROTHMANN, SS Hauptsturmführer and Adjutant [of
Himmler]

No. 25: OEJ from DSQ SSD DSQ No 4 1930 2 parts 177 75
SPK1 3742

SS Obergruppenführer JECKELN, Senior SS and Police
Commander, Ostland [Baltic Provinces], RIGA. The
Jews being resettled in the Ostland region are to be treated
only in accordance with the guidelines laid down by myself
or by the Reich Security Main Office. I will punish those
who act on their own authority or in contravention [of
the guidelines]. (Sgd. H HIMMLER)"